Probability I: Introductory Ideas

Problem-15: Probability I: Introductory Ideas

The office manager of an insurance company has the following data on the functioning of the copiers in the office:

CopierDays FunctioningDays Out of Service
120951
221743
32582
422931
524713

What is the probability of a copier being out of service based on these data?

Solution

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